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Stonehenge: Sighting the SunStonehenge is one of the most famous ancient monuments in the world and its solar alignment is one of its most important features. Yet although archaeologists have learned a huge amount about this iconic monument and its development, a sense of mystery continues about...
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St. Louis Trailblazer Erma Bergmann: From Pitcher's Mound to PatrolBreaking Glass Ceilings in St. Louis Erma Mary Bergmann was a generation ahead of her time. She was born in a cold-water flat over a shoe store on South Broadway in St. Louis's Soulard area. Restrained by the Great Depression and the minority status...
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Steak: The Whole StoryThe essential reference for steak lovers. An encyclopaedic yet accessible journey through the world of chefs, farmers, butchers and restaurants, Steak is the essential guide for enthusiasts improving their kitchen skills or diners chasing the greatest steaks around the world. With stories, recipes, traditional...
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Spooky South: Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local LoreHere we have a collection of unnerving tales of events that happened--and still do happen--in the collective back yard of the Deep South states. Accompanied by evocative illustrations, these compelling retellings of 43 popular folktales feature supernatural occurrences and ghosts of all sorts, from...
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SpainSpain is renowned for its delicious food, beautiful music, and rich cultural heritage. In this book, readers will take a trip to this fascinating country in southwestern Europe! They'll discover all there is to see and do in Spain today. They'll also learn all...
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South DakotaFrom driving through Badlands National Park to visiting the iconic Mount Rushmore, South Dakota is full of adventures. This title introduces the state's people, culture, and places to visit. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this...
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South CarolinaFrom hiking through Woods Bay State Park to visiting the International African American Museum, South Carolina is full of adventures. This title introduces the state's people, culture, and places to visit. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look...
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Some Gave It All: Through the Fire of the Vietnam War"I want to thank Danny Lane for being brave enough to share his story with the world." Chuck NorrisBased on an incredible true story, a young Marine fights an unbelievable battle in the abyss of Vietnam. Get a front row seat to the intense...
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Smithsonian: My First Book of DinosaursThirty different dinosaurs march or fly their way across the pages of this tabbed board book that introduces preschoolers to the magnificent creatures that once ruled the Earth! Dive into the prehistoric world with Tyrannosaurus rex, Plateosaurus, Stegosaurus, and more of the coolest dinosaurs...
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Slam Dunk: The True Story of Basketball's First Olympic Gold Medal TeamIt's a blustery December day in Springfield Massachusetts. The year - 1891. James Naismith, age 29 is a rare combination of violent rugby player and Presbyterian minister. He has his dream job as an athletic coach at the Y.M.C.A. but his boss threatens to...
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Sitting BullOne of the most iconic Native American leaders, Sitting Bull stood as a symbol of resistance, resilience, and the enduring spirit of the Lakota people. As the relentless expansion of the United States threatened the traditional ways of the Lakota, Sitting Bull became a...
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Singing Church History: Introducing the Christian Story Through Hymn TextsChristianity is a "singing church," with biblical foundations and centuries of examples in the Psalms and canticles, favorite hymns, and gospel songs. And this singing church has a history. Through engaging tales of the stories behind this music and its authors, Rorem makes church...
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Sightseeing with Aliens: A Totally Factual Field Guide to the SupernaturalDiscover everything about aliens in this fun book packed with eerie accounts of the extraterrestrial, fascinating science, and weird facts-perfect for middle grade readers and young sci-fi fans. Incoming transmission . . . Are there aliens out there? What's the deal with Area 51?...
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Shipwrecks and the Maritime History of SingaporeOn 16 June 2021 the National Heritage Board announced the successful conclusion of the archaeological excavation of two shipwrecks at the eastern approach to Singapore. This maritime archaeology excavation, the largest in Singapore's waters, was conducted by the Archaeology Unit of the ISEAS -...
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Shining Art on Light: Colorful InsightsAuthor: James T. DakinPublisher: BooklogixPublished: 07/01/2024Pages: 166Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35dISBN: 9781665308892
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Settling the Good Land: Governance and Promotion in John Winthrop's New England (1620-1650)Settling the Good Land: Governance and Promotion in John Winthrop's New England (1620-1650) is the first institutional history of the Massachusetts Bay Company, cornerstone of early modern English colonisation in North America. Agnès Delahaye analyses settlement as a form of colonial innovation, to reveal...
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Serpent in Eden: Foreign Meddling and Partisan Politics in James Madison's AmericaA story of espionage, shadow diplomacy, foreign scheming, and domestic backstabbing in the formative years of the American republic. Tyson Reeder's book traces early America's rocky beginnings, when foreign interference and political conflict threatened to undermine its aspirations and ideals, even its very existence....
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Seeking News, Making China: Information, Technology, and the Emergence of Mass SocietyContemporary developments in communications technologies have overturned key aspects of the global political system and transformed the media landscape. Yet interlocking technological, informational, and political revolutions have occurred many times in the past. In China, radio first arrived in the winter of 1922-23, bursting...
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Screen Workers and the Irish Film IndustryEbook available to libraries exclusively as part of the JSTOR Path to Open initiative.Since the 1950s, film production in Ireland has evolved into a mature industry creating high-profile film, television drama, documentary and animation for both the domestic and international markets. This book traces...
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Scoundrels and Scallywags: Characters from Alberta's PastA married Alberta premier, John Brownlee, lost his job after enticing a junior government clerk to have sex with him. He was fifty, she was twenty. After Canada's Supreme Court endorsed the trial jury's guilty verdict, Brownlee took the case to the British Privy...
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